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Recovery Demystified - Secular Addiction Recovery and Harm Reduction for Queers, Neurodivergent People, and Their Allies

Recovery Demystified is a secular, queer, and neurodivergent-friendly recovery podcast exploring addiction, sobriety, and harm reduction without shame, judgement, or dogma. We tell unheard stories to upend stigma surrounding recovery, provide practical tools, and have honest conversations about navigating life in the process of healing from addiction and trauma. Each episode is created for folks seeking addiction recovery support from a radical lens, whether you’re early in sobriety, exploring alternatives to 12-step programs, or looking for harm-reduction strategies that work in your life. We feature inclusive perspectives from queer and neurodivergent communities, tackling topics like relapse prevention, coping with cravings, mental health, trauma, and identity in recovery. You can expect: -Empowerment, encouragement, and a healing environment -Personal recovery stories from queer, ND, and secular voices -Practical harm reduction tools and strategies -Honest discussions about sobriety challenges, relapse, and mental health -Guidance for secular and alternative recovery paths -A punk, stigma-free, and inclusive approach to healing Whether you’re looking for a queer recovery podcast, neurodivergent sobriety support, or just want real talk about addiction and harm reduction, Recovery Demystified is here to provide clarity, compassion, and community. If you have ever felt left behind or pushed to the fringes of society, you are in the right place! Recovery for the rest of us! Instagram @recoverydemystified Email info@recoverydemystified.com Donate to our cause! Venmo & Paypal @recoverydemystified https://www.recoverydemystified.com/donations/

info_outline Cecil Part 2: "Shame Is the Antagonist Here” — Escaping Addiction Through Emotional Processing 01/27/2026
info_outline Cecil Part 1: How Childhood Trauma, Poverty, and Emotional Suppression Lead to Addiction 01/20/2026
info_outline Secular Dry January Resources: Indigenous Wisdom, Intersectional Feminism, and Neuroscience 01/13/2026
info_outline JT Part 2: Coping With ADHD in Addiction Recovery, Managing Cravings and Emotional Regulation to Prevent Relapse 01/06/2026
info_outline Benji: Loving Someone in Recovery and the Grief of Losing Them to Fentanyl Overdose 12/30/2025
info_outline How to Find a Therapist If You’re Poor and/or Neurodivergent and in Addiction Recovery 12/23/2025
info_outline Hana Part 3: Rebuilding a Life From Scratch After Addiction: Managing Triggers, Avoiding Relapse, and Deciding to Cut Off Her Mother 12/16/2025
info_outline Sober for the Holidays: Practical Skills for Coping with Loneliness & Fostering Empowerment Through Self-Inquiry 12/09/2025
info_outline Hana Part 2: From A Homeless, Drug Addicted Sex Worker to Finding Hope While Being Held at Gunpoint 12/02/2025
info_outline Hana, Part 1: Dealing With a Chaotic Mother, Smoking Meth as a Troubled Teen, and Using Alcohol to Quit Suboxone 11/25/2025
info_outline You’re “Helping" Your Loved Ones All Wrong: Addiction in Families with Amber Hollingsworth 11/18/2025
info_outline Recovery Resources: Decolonization, Internal Family Systems, The Holistic Psychologist, Somatics & Nutrition, and More! 11/11/2025
info_outline Danny: LSD at Age 11, IV Meth and Heroin Use, and Unlocking Healing With Ibogaine 11/04/2025
info_outline Three Plant Medicines That Helped Me Survive & Thrive After Addiction: Valerian Root, Kratom, and Ayahuasca 10/28/2025
info_outline Kelly: “It’s Called Blow, Not Save” Cocaine Addiction From Party Girl to Drug Court 10/21/2025
info_outline Foundational Thoughts for Empowerment: What RD Secular Addiction Recovery Support Groups Look Like 10/14/2025
info_outline Brittany: Drinking Through Childhood Trauma, Never Ending Grief and Tragedy — and Deciding to Take Her Life Back 10/07/2025
info_outline Recovery Resources for Sober October! Nutrition & Alcohol, Accountability and Transformative Justice, Buddhism & Dark Emotions, and Another Gay Memoir! 09/30/2025
info_outline Emily: An Utterly Chaotic Childhood, Self-Medicating With Substances, and Beginning to Question It All 09/23/2025
info_outline The Two Mental Shifts That Make Addiction Recovery Possible 09/16/2025
info_outline Bill: From Waking Up in Jail to Getting Sober During Covid 09/09/2025
info_outline Recovery Resources Galore: Wingnuttery, a Gay Crackhead Memoir, Buddhism, and Three Queer Uplifting Podcasts 09/02/2025
info_outline Jonny: Getting Sober in a Bar, Proof There’s No One "Right Way" to Quit Drinking 08/26/2025
info_outline A Few Resources to Survive A Craving 08/19/2025
info_outline Hope: From Being Orphaned by Addicted Parents to Finding Healing Through the Pain of Grief 08/12/2025
info_outline Addiction Recovery Resources: Attachment Theory, A Memoir About Being Black in Recovery, A Memoir About Pill Addiction 08/05/2025
info_outline Obsidian’s Update: Using Drugs Again After a Period of Abstinence, Relapse or Research? 07/29/2025
info_outline Randy: From Ruining His Life With Crack, Heroin, and Meth to Running a Men’s Sober Living Nonprofit 07/22/2025
info_outline Community & Alone Time in Recovery: Anti-Capitalism, Evolution, and the Alcohol Industrial Complex 07/15/2025
info_outline Elise: From an Abusive Relationship and an Eating Disorder to A Life She Doesn’t Need to Escape From 07/08/2025
 
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